Daily Republican., 1887-12-27
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1he funerai OF the late DR.. Chandler
eoGk place on Sunday afternoon, from
n r6sidcnce, at Falkland, Delaware.
Xho funeral was the largest evor held
- this part Of the country. Long bs
lnre the boar At which the funeral was
% tAks place arrived, psopie began to
nnther At the hcuse, until oveT LOCO
pornous were In the vicinity. Among
these people tho HFst to arrive were the
poor perscra TO whom the doctor had
n1iniaterad IN want, and TO whom many
nints he had rendered more than pro-
fssstcnsi aic. Among theae were
many colcred personp, and many fea-s
OF genuine sympsthy were dropped by
ehese people, who bad good cause TO
nourn their loss, Alike among the rich
and ths poor, no one was more loved
nnd respected than DIR. Swtthin
Chandler.
Al the house the Rev. DIR. Porter, OF
Newark, Delaware, read u portion Of
she scriptures, and Rev, Mr.. Bake, OF
Red Olsy Greek Presbyterian church,
Of which the decessed was q mem Der,
offered MP . prayer. The choir of Red
Clay Creek church then sang the Doc
eor's fnvcrite hymn, "Rock Of ARer,
Cleft fer NE" The funeral procession
uas then formed and started for Red
Clay Creek church. where the burial
WAs to sahe place 30 many carriages
Were there that IL WAS impossible fer
MI 70 gst In line, and many were coz
0aquently forced to drive another way
othe church. Thsre were 2Ti carriages
0n line.
A. the church the Rev. DR.. Porter
ofeached the fuperal sermon, and was
1cllowed by tlis Rsv. Mr.. Blake, pastor
Of the church. Mr.. Blake said he had
been pastor OF The church bnt two
.uRonths, and what ha knew OF the Doc
sor's hiJtory was from his own lips
1Gr. Blake then, gave short sketch OF
tbs Chtndier family, nhd particularly
6ssfhat parfcohcerhing the Doctor. The
Doctor, he said, Joined the church In
1850 and IN 1879 be became an elde-.
He was entrusted with most Of tho
businoEs Of the church sn1 always per
formed IL faithfully. Hs was never
missed from his pew in the church un-
less called away on professional busi'
ness. Mr Blake said ON preaching bis
1fst sermon in that church he had
glanced toward DR.. Chandler's pew and
had been struck by the natural majesty
of the man. When he addressed the
doctor be always felt as though he was
ouukCnoihk Gub hoFCE
found moro humble and sympathetic
man.
The church WAS crowded during Mr..
BlAke's address. even the basement be-
ang crowded with people, while many
persons took . view OF the walled grave
chat was soor to receive the remains of
their friend.
The deceased was laid out In hand
some black cloth covered oasket
heavily mounted with silver.
On the bed Of the oasket In which the
xemAius rested was the simple inscrip
sion DR.. Swithin Chandler. horn Janu.
ary 8, 1880, died Decent Der 20, 1857.
The psl-bsarers were Charles M.
Newlin, United States Marshal; Archi.
bald Armstrong. George Klair, Ssmnel
A. Bailey, DR.. Joseph Chandler, Il )bt.
q. Justis, Calvin Crossan, Stase 5ena
Cor.
DR.. VIM. Ohsndler, A N Chsndle
and j. Il. Chandler Of PhilGdelpbis
wero present, and from this city there
were In attendance Senator Gray, L @.
VandeRrift, Esq Senator James W.
Ware, Henry G. Barlow, Edward Oar
iington, jeremiah Mahousy, Jsmas l..
Devon, John P. Donahoe, +. g. White,
John T. Dlckey and nsny others. EE.
Senasor E NJ Houston OF Mlilsborough,
Del, as well a. many of the ez mem
bsrs OF the Legislature u 1888 and 1885
and the members Of the present Legis-
iaturi were present.